{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-15a-46","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 43:15A-46","heading":"Allowance for retirement for accidental disability.","body":"46.\tA member under 65 years of age upon retirement for accidental disability shall receive a retirement allowance which shall consist of:\na.\tAn annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his accumulated deductions together with regular interest; and\nb.\tA pension, in the amount which, when added to the member's annuity, will provide a total retirement allowance of 72.7% of his actual annual compensation for which contributions were being made at the time of the occurrence of the accident.\nc.\tUpon receipt of proper proofs of the death of a member who has retired on an accidental disability retirement allowance, there shall be paid to such member's beneficiary, an amount equal to 1 1/2 times the compensation upon which contributions by the member to the annuity savings fund were based in the last year of creditable service; provided, however, that if such death shall occur after the member shall have attained age 60, the amount payable shall  equal 3/16 of such compensation.\nL.1954,c.84,s.46;  amended 1955, c.261, s.13; 1966, c.67, s.7; 1971, c.213, s.20; 2001, c.353, s.11.","path":["TITLE 43 PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT \t\t\tCOMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"86bcd2fbc5ca30851f56b7e2f7a9b4e83065603689b25e1a7742feff544c9ee7","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-15a-45.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-43-15a-46.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}